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Immortalis honos Regum, cui non tulit ætas Olla prior, veniens nec feret vlla parem
Sofpite que nunquam terras habitare Britannas Desinet alma Quies, Iustitia atque Fides,
Queis ipsa tantum fuperant reliqua omnia regna, Quantum tu maior Regibus es reliquas precor felix tanti in moderamine regni, Dum tibi Rex Regum calica regna paret.
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all be in one company, but in manie bandes, not very farre distant one from ano which give the first encounter must send before, and must have another in a relieve and second the former in time conver must have spies also on every side to give when the rest of the enemies bandes ap therefore ought they alwayes to send forth band & troupe against troupe, because the practiseth to gette his enemie in the mids environ him. Let our bands take this c the enemie retire, not to make any long purs lest peradventure (according to his custon draw them into some secret ambush : fo fights more by policie then by maine againe, lest our horses bee tired: for w well stored with horses as they. Those the Tartars use one day, they ride not u foure dayes after. Moreover, if the homeward, our men must not therefor casseir their bandes, or separate themse because they doe this upon policie, namel armie divided, that they may more secure waste the countrey. And in very deede, ought both day and night to keepe the readines and not to lie out of their arm assayes, to bee provided for battell. like divels are alwaies watching and devising tise mischiefe. Furthermore, if in battell an be cast off their horse backes, they must layd holde on and taken, for being on fo strongly, wounding and killing both horses Of the journey of frier John unt guard of the Tartars. Chap WE We therefore by the commaundem
apostolique setting foorth towards
the East, chose first to travel unto the
de not upr if the Tar
ot therefore de ate themselves & licie, namely to
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we feared that there might be great fanger imminent la terre upon the Church of God next unto them, by mer tele's invasions. Proceeding on therefore, we came I me king of Bohemia, who being of our familiar aman- tance, advised us to take our journey trust Priona and Russia. For we had kinstokes in Polonia, whose assistance, we might enter into Russia. Hing given us his letters, hee caused cur charges as defrayed, in all his chiefe houses and cities, came unto his nephew Bolesiaus duke of Siena, who is also was familiar and well knowen un us. The like favour he shewed us also, till wee came a
Commons duke of * Lautiscia, unto whome then by Gods escecal +Core favour towards us) lord Wasilico duke of Russia wa come, from whose mouth we heard more at large concerning the deedes of the Tartars: for he had sent ambassadours thither, who were returned backe m Wherefore, it being given us to understand, that we must bestow giftes upon them, we caused certaine imes of bevers and other beastes to be bought a part of that money, which was given upon aimes z succour is y the way. Which thing duke Conradus and me* tuctes of Cracow, and a bishop, and certaine soutiens teng alvertised of, gave us likewise more of the same im Aut to be short, duke Wasilico being earnestly rectested me duke of Cracow, and by the bistop behalfe, conducted us with him, u there for certaine daies, enterteined to the ende that we might refres when, being requested by us, b resort unto him, we be admonishing them
attell. For t and devising En battell any of th they must pres being on foote the both horses and te John unto the ars Chap. 19 mmaundement of rth towards the t unto the Tartar
To the same purp and to our abili and others the brother of journey u make a f
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